| Birth Place: | Schleiz, Bezirk Gera, East Germany[1] |
| Height: | 171 cm |
| Weight: | 64 kg |
| Sport: | Canoe slalom |
| Club: | Leipziger Kanu Club |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Mandy Planert (later Benzien, born 26 January 1975) is a retired German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2008.
She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K1 team: 1997, 1999, 2007) and three silvers (K1: 2002, 2005; K1 team: 2003). She is the overall World Cup champion in K1 from 2002. She also won seven medals at the European Championships.[2]
Planert competed in the K1 event at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and finished 6th and 14th, respectively. She is married to the fellow Olympic canoeist Jan Benzien. They live in Leipzig together with their children Justus Jonas and Mika.[3]
| Total | ||||
| K1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15 August 1999 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2000 | 30 April 2000 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | |
| 2 July 2000 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | ||
| 23 July 2000 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | ||
| 30 July 2000 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | ||
| 2001 | 29 July 2001 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | |
| 5 August 2001 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | ||
| 9 September 2001 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | ||
| 2002 | 26 May 2002 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | |
| 21 July 2002 | 3rd | K1 | |||
| 4 August 2002 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | ||
| 14 September 2002 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | ||
| 2004 | 23 April 2004 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | |
| 23 May 2004 | 3rd | K1 | |||
| 30 May 2004 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | ||
| 11 July 2004 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | ||
| 18 July 2004 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | ||
| 2005 | 26 June 2005 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K11 | |
| 9 Jule 2005 | 3rd | K1 | |||
| 17 Jule 2005 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | ||
| 1 October 2005 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K12 | ||
| 2007 | 8 July 2007 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | |
| 2008 | 21 June 2008 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | |
| 29 June 2008 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 |
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 World Championship counting for World Cup points